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Science - Animals

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call this?


Definition: a series of changes that an animal goes through as it grows up

a)

growing season

b)

life cycle

c)

childhood

d)

time line

2.

Many ANIMAL life cycles begin with _______.

a)

a seed

b)

an egg

3.

WHERE does an adult butterfly lay her eggs?

a)

b)

c)

in the soil (dirt)

d)

4.

What are the 4 stages in a BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE?

a)

Egg

Chrysalis

Butterfly

Caterpillar

b)

Egg

Caterpillar

Chysalis

Butterfly

c)

Caterpillar

Egg

Chrysalis

Butterfly

d)

Chrysalis

Caterpillar

Egg

Butterfly

5.

What is the 1st STAGE of the frog life cycle?

a)

eggs

b)

tadpole

c)

froglet

d)

adult

6.

What stage is MISSING in this life cycle?

a)

eggs

b)

tadpole

c)

frog

d)

froglet

7.

What animals hatch from EGGS?

(CHOOSE THE 3 CORRECT ANSWERS)

a)

chicken

b)

cat

c)

snake

d)

fish

e)

monkey

8.

What stage is MISSING in this life cycle?

a)

egg

b)

chick

c)

hatchling

d)

adult chicken

9.

A caterpillar will TURN INTO a ... what?

a)

butterfly

b)

beetle

c)

lizard

d)

frog

10.

WHAT are these?

a)

froglets

b)

tadpoles

c)

caterpillars

d)

insects

11.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

something the washing machine does

c)

how a living thing starts life, grows, lives, and dies

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

12.

Which animal moves by SWIMMING?

a)

shark

b)

kangaroo

c)

horse

d)

crow

13.

LOCOMOTION is how animals ______ from one place to another.

a)

move

b)

eat

c)

drink

d)

sleep

14.

Look at the picture!

Frogs can _____.

a)

walk

b)

jump

c)

fly

d)

climb

15.

Look at the picture!

Eagles can ___ in the sky.

a)

climb

b)

fly

c)

swim

d)

walk

16.

Most BIRDS use their ______ to fly in the air.

a)

fins

b)

feathers

c)

wings

d)

claws

17.

FISH use their _____ to move in the water.

a)

wings

b)

fins

c)

legs

d)

paws

18.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

walking

b)

jumping

c)

climbing

d)

slithering

19.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

swimming

d)

climbing

20.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

swimming

b)

climbing

c)

jumping

d)

running

21.

What animal uses it's LEGS to walk?

a)

a butterfly

b)

a snake

c)

a zebra

d)

a clownfish

22.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

running

b)

climbing

c)

flying

d)

jumping

23.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

walking

b)

climbing

c)

jumping

d)

crawling

24.

What animal MOVEMENT is this?

a)

hopping

b)

swinging

c)

slithering

d)

running

25.

Most animals that LIVE .................. have FINS.

a)

in the air

b)

in the water

c)

on the land

26.

What PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS help lions CATCH their prey (food)?

a)

claws and teeth

b)

fur and teeth

c)

claws and tail

d)

tail and ears

27.

What PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC helps sharks BREATHE under water?

a)

Fins

b)

Nose

c)

Gills

d)

Teeth

28.

What PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC helps this animal FLY?

a)

beak

b)

claws

c)

wings

d)

fur

29.

Which CLASS does this animal belong to?

a)

Mammals

b)

Amphibians

c)

Fish

d)

Birds

30.

Which two animals are in the SAME group?

a)

frogs and lions

b)

butterflies and crabs

c)

dogs and eagles

d)

sharks and fish

31.

Which animal group does a LIZARD belong to ?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

32.

I have 6 legs.

I have a segmented body.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

reptiles

b)

fish

c)

insects

d)

mammals

33.

I live in the water.

I have a fin, scales, and gills.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

amphibians

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

fish

34.

I am born in the water.

I have gills then grow lungs.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

birds

35.

I have dry skin and I am covered in scales.

Most animals in this group lay eggs.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

reptiles

b)

fish

c)

birds

d)

mammals

36.

I lay eggs.

I have feathers.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

fish

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

insects

37.

I have hair or fur.

I get milk from my mother.

I give live birth to my young.

What TYPE of animal am I?

a)

birds

b)

mammals

c)

insects

d)

amphibians

38.

WHERE do polar bears and walruses live?

What is their HABITAT?

a)

Arctic

b)

Wetland

c)

Grassland

d)

Forest

39.

A place where plants and animals LIVE is called a ...

a)

home

b)

hunt

c)

habitat

d)

hill

40.

An ________ is a characteristic of an animal that helps it SURVIVE in its environment.

a)
personality
b)
adaptation
c)
need
d)
heart
41.

Why do SLOTHS move slowly?

a)

It makes it hard for predators to see them.

b)

It helps them find food.

42.

Which HABITAT has lots of plants and lots of rain?

Hint: Toucans live here.

a)

Rainforest

b)

Arctic

c)

Wetland

d)

Desert

43.

Which HABITAT has large areas of salty seawater?

Hint: Octopuses live here.

a)

Ocean

b)

Forest

c)

Wetland

d)

Desert

44.

Which HABITAT has land that is full of water?

Hint: Beavers live here.

a)

Ocean

b)

Forest

c)

Wetland

d)

Desert

45.

Which HABITAT has lots of trees and other plants?

Hint: Squirrels live here.

a)

Ocean

b)

Forest

c)

Wetland

d)

Desert

46.

Which HABITAT is very dry and has very little plant life?

Hint: Camels live here.

a)

Wetland

b)
Forest
c)
Desert
d)

Arctic

47.

Which HABITAT is very cold and has lots of snow and ice?

Hint: Polar bears live here.

a)

Wetland

b)
Forest
c)
Desert
d)

Arctic

48.

What ADAPTATION helps hummingbirds get food?

a)

colorful feathers

b)

a long beak

c)

sharp claws

d)

big eyes

49.

A polar bear has white fur to HELP ...

a)

camoflauge (hide) them when hunting

b)

them stay warm

c)

them find food

50.

Ducks have webbed feet to HELP them ...

a)

swim in water

b)

fly in the sky

c)

hide from predators

d)

climb mountains

51.

What is your favourite animal? How does it move? What kind of physical characteristics does it have?

EXAMPLE: Cats are my favourite type of animal. It can move by walking, running, and jumping. It has 2 ears, 2 eyes, whiskers, a tail, and 4 paws.

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